Havedør på Schackenborg - wall piece - Ole Kortzau (OK)

Havedør på Schackenborg - wall piece - Ole Kortzau (OK)

There is something quite special about a door that stands open. It draws the eye further in and creates a feeling that you are standing on the threshold yourself. In this embroidery kit, it is not just any garden door, but a garden door from Schackenborg Castle in Denmark. The motif opens into a historic castle setting, where architecture, garden and colours meet in a calm and elegant expression. Garden Door at Schackenborg - wall piece - Ole Kortzau (OK) is an embroidery design with depth, atmosphere and a clear sense of place.

A garden door from Schackenborg Castle

The motif shows a beautiful garden door with an arched upper section, reminiscent of the classic doors and window sections associated with older castles and stately buildings. The blue door forms the architectural centre of the motif. The dark blue glazing bars, the vertical lines and the arched top give the embroidery a clear and calm structure. At the same time, the lighter blue shades create a sense of glass, air and daylight.

To the right, the pink door stands open. It brings life and narrative to the motif. It is as if someone has just opened the door out towards the garden at Schackenborg Castle and is standing for a moment in the transition between house and garden. The warm pinkish-violet colour creates a beautiful contrast to the blue door section and makes the motif both classic and unexpectedly colourful.

Behind the garden door, the green garden can be glimpsed. Trees, bushes and golden colour fields create a sense of sunlight and lushness outside. The motif feels like a quiet glimpse into a castle room, where the garden is not merely a background, but an important part of the experience. It is precisely this meeting between the precise architecture and the living garden that gives the embroidery its special character.

Embroidery kit with Danish Flower Thread and linen

This embroidery kit is embroidered with Danish Flower Thread on Haandarbejdets Fremme linen 10B. The materials support the motif’s classic expression. Danish Flower Thread gives the colours a soft and natural depth, so the blue, pink, green and golden tones work harmoniously together.

In the foreground, there is a floor with pink and white tiles. The tiles are embroidered in perspective and lead the eye towards the door. They help create a sense of space in the motif, giving the impression of standing right in front of the garden door. The light wall around the door is kept simple, allowing the door section and the view out towards the garden to stand out clearly.

The finished wall piece measures 22 x 33 cm. The vertical format suits the tall door section beautifully and makes the embroidery well suited for framing. As a finished piece of embroidery, the motif has the character of a small textile window looking towards Schackenborg Castle and its garden.

Haandarbejdets Fremme and Ole Kortzau’s eye for architecture

Haandarbejdets Fremme is known for embroidery kits where quality, tradition and artistic design language go hand in hand. In this motif, this is clearly seen in the interplay between linen, Danish Flower Thread and a design based on both architecture and atmosphere.

With Garden Door at Schackenborg - wall piece - Ole Kortzau (OK), Ole Kortzau has created an embroidery design in which the door becomes more than an architectural detail. It becomes an invitation into the special atmosphere of Schackenborg Castle. The open door, the elegant lines, the warm tiles and the green garden together make this an embroidery kit with calm, history and classic Danish garden culture.